Carbon Design System
by IBM
IBM's open-source design system with working code, design tools, guidelines and AI-ready resources.
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IBM's open-source design system with working code, design tools, guidelines and AI-ready resources.
Carbon is IBM's open source design system for products and digital experiences. Built on the IBM Design Language, it consists of working code, design tools and resources, human interface guidelines, and a community of contributors.
The site covers foundations, components, patterns and data visualization, plus a Carbon for AI offering and a Carbon MCP that connects AI applications to components, tokens, icons, guidance and code. It is free and open source.
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Product details
Vendor
IBM
Category
Design Systems
Pricing model
free
Starting price
Free (open source)
Free trial
No
Deployment
Open-source library (npm)
Pricing
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